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The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1887-07-21
SALE OF PERSONAL PROPERTY.

! AS administrator of the estate of Ezra Mar
/ tin, decd, l will offer for sale at public auc-
tion on the same day, at the same place, the
following personal property:
Three good work horses, five colts, L. and g.
year olds. three milk COWS, one of which Is,
fresh, thirty-fve head ofyoung CATTLE 1. 2, and.
years. five hogs, all the farming. utensils
usually kept on good farm, consisting of
grain drill, roller Wood binder, fodder CUTTER,
hay rake, &C., and a good carriage; also hay.
grain all the household and kitchen furniture.
and many other articles not mentioned.
TERMS.-All sums under ten dollars, cash.
that and over credit of four months OH
negotiable note well endorsed
julyl4-4t S. II. WEAVER, Admir-.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1887-07-21


A prominent northern democratic polti-
clan. in talking about the modern Demo
cratic policy Disappointing republicans to,
and of retaining them in office. SAID he
should suppose the experience OF West,
the negro raylsler, and OF Beecher, Bacon
and Harvey would be sufficient to change
that policy in short Democratic
Exchange.
This is cool. in consideration OF the fact
that Ithe Republican Senate rejected the
nomination Of Beecher for Colec-
tor of Customs in Washington Territory,
and that afterwards Mr.. Cleveland and Mr..
Manning created an office for him which did
not require the Senate IS confirmation, and
appointed him to it. He was rejected by
the sRepublican Senate because of fraud
and perjury, and in the face of this the
Democratic President appointed him to
another office, in order to pay a Mugwump
debt to Beecher's father-Rev. Henry
Ward Beecher. Harvey is a Democrat and
voted for Cleveland for President. He
was endorsed by Hon. s. j. Randall for the
position in which he proved to be rascal
His appointment was opposed by Mr.. Cur
tin, because. as he said, Harvey was MOI
honest, Yet the Secretary of the Treas
ury appointed him. Notwithstanding Mr..
Curtin's objections. Bacon was the only
ore of the three who was appointed under
Republican administration. IN his case
it Was not charged that he designed
T., l,,froud tho ,,OXnr,Ynerf Inf IN ,onlo
illegal advances to CLERKS. took re-
ceipts from them, and held them in his
office, without any purpose To benefit him
self. His acts were indefenslble. bat his
motives we're mol questioned by those who
made the discovery after his DEATH The
fact is there has aayer been, under any
Republican administration, as many con-
fessed rascais appointed to Office as under
Cleveland, up to this time. scarcely q
week passes that we do not see In the pa
pers where some postmaster appointed un-
der Cieva+and is reported as a defaulter,
yet the Democratic papers desEgpeqIy re-
frain from censure or comment. Ana in
the cases where they have commented, ag
in the three instances above, they have
suppressed the facts, and fearfully dis
torted thea circumstances to excuse the
inlidelity of the ADMINISTRATION.
MIR. s, Is. Robbins, ope Of the proprie-
tors of the Metropolitan Hotel. Washing
ton, died in that city on the 18th, after a
oI ;IInocc
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1887-07-21
THE MARKETS.

REPORTED BY j. H. BLACKLEY, GENERAL COM
MISSION MERCHANT.
Beyond a slight decline in the price of oats
the market shows no change since last week
But little has been done in the commission
line, But little of the new grain crop has been
marketed. Some light supplies of oats have
had the effect of cutting down the market.
Prices yesterday ranged us follows Flour,
family, 81 %; extra, ST., super, So so; wheat,
rs to 76c for top. red, new old corn, 50 to SO
oats. 2S to 50; wool, CSC, unwashed.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1887-07-21
DIED:

Died of whooping cough, on the night of the
Sth, Willie NJ, the bright. beautiful little five
months-old boy of Mr.. and Mrs. A. X. g. Fos-
ter. of Clifton Forge. The stricken parents
have the sincerest sympathy OF very many
friends in their sad afliictiOn
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1887-07-21

Located in the Shenandoah Valley 800 feet
above sea-level; nine miles north of Stanton
and Il mile from Ft Defiance Station on the "
Il. r. In the country amid healthful and refin-
ed surroundings and remote from the vices and
distractions of town or village Prepares for
business or the Universities. FULL. CORPS OF
ExPERIENCEn INSTRUCTORS. Military Tact1cs,a
feature of the school. Total expenses for the
entire session, 5000. Specially recommended by
the University of Va. and Washington & Lee
University.
Fer particulars as to the methods, &C., apply
for catalogue to CHAS, S. ROLLER Prin,
Ft. Defiance, Augusta county. Va.
june oct ocI
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1887-07-21
SrAUNTON MARKETS
CORR ECTED WEEKLY BY EAKLE d JONES.
WHOT ,E{S LIE PRIEEG
BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET
THURSDAY, July II, 1857.
AT CALVERTON YARDS.

BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET.
THURSDAY, July II, 1887. l
AT CALvERToN YARDS. /
Beef Cattle.-There was q fair attendance OF
| buyers to-day and full offering OF Cattle, as
| good as those of last week, There were rather
| more thin cattle i'll the yards. Prices were Il,
| nc lower than those obtained last Thursday
| We quote at 2a$I So very few selling at either
extreme. most sales being made at . ooa$i So
| per 100 lbs.
Beef Cattle-PrIces of Bee1 Cattle ranged as
| follows:
Generally rated first quality ........ l2]9GpI 81
| Medium or good fair quality 3 50 @l 90
| Ordinary thin Steers, Oxen and
cows. ..........~... w t083 w
| Total receipts for the week 1911 head. Total
| sales for the week 9o3 head.
| Sheep and Lambs.-There has been very
| heavy run of sheep this week. and their quail
| ity or a very common order, there being a
| limited number of good ones among them-no
tops. Good sheep are in demand and would
| readily command good prices, but common
| stock is slow of sale. We quote butcher sheep
at 3a4as cents per Id, and lambs at Sa64 cents
| per Id gross. Receipts this week of sheep and
| lambs 7,09l head.
| NEW YORK LIVESTOCK MARKET JULY Is.
| Beeves-Receipts to-day were so carloads for
| the market, 81 for slaughterers and 20 carloads
! for export Fair trade and market shade
| firmer for all desirable offerings heavy and
coarse cattle closed weak ; poor to best native
| at SOaS4 rs per 100 lbs; fat bulls at 2 5OaS3
good Texas Steers, 1905 lbs average, sold 81 90
per 100 lbs.
Sheep and Lambs-Raoeipts $500; market
ltlfly dCtlNe siiftQo ltlSuoI loT SOou
choice sheep sold at 50a$5 Is per 100 lbs; and
lambs at 50a s. so per 100 lbs. A deck load of
| sheep sold at S. 20, 3nd two carloads of Ken
| lucky lambs at G0aS7 IS, respectively.
Hogs-Receipts 1900; market nomlnally
higher for live hogs at 70aS6 per 400 lbs.
PHILADELPHIA LIVESTOCK MARKET,
JULY Is.
Beef Cattle Receipts 1900; market q shade
lower. Sheep-Receipts 1900; good stock in
good demand extra sheep 4Aa5 cents; good
44a41% cents medium, 3Aa3M cents common
11aa3 cts, per lb. Lambs 51aa734 cts. per lib.
Hoes-Receipts $500; market active and &c
higher; Western at 71aaS cents perlb
RICHMOND LIVESTOCK M ARKET, JULY IS
Receipts-322 head cattle. 4S4 sheep and lambs.
Sales-2S0 head cattle, 279 sheep and lambs.
Prices were as follows:
:, Cattle-Best. 3Aa4l4c gross; medium to good,
343l9c gross; common to fair, 2llalc gross.
Sheep-212a535lc gross.
Lambs-4a5Ic gross.
L.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1887-07-21

The farmers of Pittsylvania county
in a meeting at Chatham on the 18th,
adopted resolution not to participate in
The Democratic primary to elect delegates
to the Roanoke Convention.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1887-07-21

Hon. r. M. II. Hunter, died at his home
in Essex county on Tuesday last. He had
filled many important positions in his day,
and was Q man of apotiess character and
sterling integrity,
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1887-07-21
M ARREED,

On The 18TH inst, at the residence of Mr.. S. p
McLan on Sears Hill, by Rev. DIR. Nelson
Andrew Jackson Riffo and Miss Mary Lizzie
Vines, all of this city.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1887-07-21

Sadie Chanfrau, wife of Henry r. Chan
frau. the actor, died at Asbury Park, N.
Y, on the 18th, aged "a years.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1887-07-21


This shows an ore of high grade and re-
markable freedom from silica and ph os-
phorus, two Of the three so-called
'phosphorus-units" that are the reputed
bane of the Bessemer process steel
makers.
AS it is but seven miles, all down-grade
from these Iron Summit" ore beds to the
big furnace that the Pulaski Iron Co. will
in a short time pnt in blast at Pulaski
City, and since most of the ore from these
mines will be lump" ore, indispensable
for mixture where Cripple Creek ores
are to be used, it can readily be seen that
Iron Summit bids fair to become a
bonanza iron mine.
The trustee in the conveyance indi-
Gates that others besides Mr., Clark are
f'parties in interest"
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1887-07-21
NEW ADVERTISER EMS.

NOR kENT.-The large store on Augusta
4 Street. now occupied by Rogers Peter
son Co. Possession given September LIST.
Apply TO f. w. HAMER. or
II x. T. STRhT'PON
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1887-07-21

CLARK'S SUMMIT ORE LANDS SoLD.-CIarence
II. Clark. of Philadelphia, on Thursday last
purchased of Maj. Jed Hotchkss, of Staunton,
and Joe Chapman, of Salem. Va. two tracts of
land lying near Clarks Summit on the N. d
w. Road, containing about $50 acres, for which
he paid them the handsome sum of nineteen
Thousand dollars. These lands are thought to
contain a large body of good iron ore and were
bought for this reason. Two or three years ago
these same lands could have been bought for
as few hundred dollars as they, have now
known banker of Philadelphia who has been
for many years prominently prom connected with
interested pecuniari1y in several mining and
manufacturing enterprises in this section of
Southwest Virginia. The titles were examined
and deeds prepared on yesterday by Gen. Jas.
A. Walker, OF this place, as counsel for the
parties 10 the transaction.
We clip the above from the Enterprise,
of Wythville, Va, Of July 10Th. and as
Major jed Hotchkiss IS a Staunton man
who knows what he is doing and why he
does it, we called on him for further infor-
nation about the above reported sale.
He informs us that the property in question
was conveyed to Clarence M. Clark as
trustee, and that Mr.. Clark is member
of the well known banking house of E. w.
Clark, of Philadelphia.
Major III. says the iron ore, in stratilied
beds of unusual thickness, averaging fully
SO feet, has been exposed for fully mile
on the properties in question and prac
tically alongside the main line of the Nor.
folk & Western Railroad, for it will only
require branch road of half mile up a
hollow, to reach the central portion of this
vast deposit of high grade limonite iron
ore. The average of several analyses OF
this ore, from different points on its out
crop, by DR.. Henry Froehling, of Rich
mond, Va, makes the composition of this
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1887-07-21

Mr.. IS. -. Roas'ias, ope Of the prqprie-
tors of the Metropolitan Hotel, Washing
ton, died in that city on the 18th, after a
prOtracted illness.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1887-07-21
A Fatal Ranenntre.

The following account of the killing of
a man named Hale. in Giles county, by
Mr.. Il. M. Echols, is taken from the Pu.
lasEi Ners. MIR Echols is a nephew of
Gen. John Echols, and son of Mr.. Robt
Echols. We see see it stated that before
his death, Hale requested that Echols
should not be prosecuted, as he acted in
self-defence in what he did. The Ne,cs
says:
Relief Agent Echols, of the Norfolk &
Western railroad, while on duly at Mar
rows, i'll Giles county, was inslllted by a
young man named Hale, who was en-
ployed in the depot, and Echols gave Hale
a sound threshing. Hale's brother Rufus.
who seems to have been quite large man
and bully III the bargain, was i'll West
Virginia at the time, but hearing of his
brother being whipped, he returned home
with the avowed determination of taking
vengeance on Echols. He came to the
depot and tried TO stir up quarrel with
Echols by cursing and abusing him. and
daring him to come out from the depot
and fight. Echols, however. being a
stranger, and hence having no friends
around him, while Hale had quite mum
Der, did not care to engage III a row, and
therefore took no notice of Hale's profane
and abusive epithets. Hale, finding that
| Echols would not engage in a row with
| him, went away from the depot to wait
until Echols should come out to supper
| from supper. and advancing upon him
with pistol drawn and aimed. said, with
an oath, Il we got You now, and / m going
| to kill YOU" EchOlS, who was holding
his own pistol in his right hand hanging
down by his side, displayed the most won
derful GOODNESS in this position. did not
bulge or move muscle until Hale had
approached within arm reach, and ther
suddenly knocking up Hale's pistol will
his left hand, he brought his own pisto
around with his right hand and fired
They then clinched and struggled for some
| time, firing several shots each while scuf
fling, until Hale began growing weak an6
told Echols to stop. Upon examination
it was found that Hale had been shot il
the left side below the heart, the ball pass
ing clear through his body and no doubt
piercing the intestines. The witnesses
were not perfectly sure which shot from
| Echols' pistol struck Hale, but pretty wei
agreed that it was the first. Hale dice
from the effects of his wound in forty
eight hours and EchOls was placed under
arrest. Echols telegraphed to secure the
services of Baskerville 81 Moore to defene
him. They desiring to have him released
on bail, and Judge Heflin not being within
reach. telegraphed to Judge Hudson tG
come to New River depot, whittier the
prisoner was brought yesterday and giver
a hearing. 1t being learned, however
that Judge Helm would come down from
Bland on the train to-day. the hearing was
deferred until his arrival. After making
a close examination Judge Helm admitted
the prisoner to bail in the sum of So, 900
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1887-07-21

Prohibition had its start in Maine and
now the Prohbitionists are trying to
carry Texas. Maine and Texas may join
hands. but the country ''from Maine to
Texas" will never be won over to the IA
Datipal idea State
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1887-07-21

N--
ton, and then elected a Democratic Leg
islature and Governor to enforce it. This
was setting the fox to watch the geese.
and the result is what might have been
expected. The legislature at the recent
session sought out ways TO defeat the
intention of the law. The authorities
admit that in Providence the law has not
been enforced, that there las even been
an increase of drunkenness. They plead.
however, that the friends OF the new
policy do not prosecute the offenders
The prohibitionists retOrt that it is the
business of the authorities that they did
not barg lin to do that when they voted
the amendment into the State c0nstiEls
tion.
It is now confidently stated that the
Knights of Labor and sympathizing or
carnations will certainly have a PTesiden
tiaI ticket in the field in 1888. IL they
should unite with the PrOhihitionists and
make common cause. the strength of the
combined forces would be very formida-
fIe. and disturb the calculations of the
managers of the two old political parties.
It is assumed that at least seventy per
cent. of the strength of the Knights would
be taken from the Democratic party, and
about a like proportion of the prohibit
tionists in the North, from the Republi-
cans. But as the Knights would have a
larger numerical following than the pro
hibitionists, the aggregate disadvantage
would be with the Democrats. 1t is pain
to our mind that ifeneither of the old par
ties satisfies the twosnew forces now as
suming important proportions it will be be-
yond human ken to anticipate che result
of the next Presidential election, I'he
robabilities:are:that it would be thrown
into the House. with. as many doubts of
the result there as there @onld be at the
polls.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1887-03-25

TRIAL JUSTICE JURORS question of
general interest to the public was decided
by Judge Norton at the last term of tn o
Kershaw court. Mr.. II. Baum was sum-
moned as juror by Trial Justice Winkler.
He failed to attend, and paid the fine of
81 provided by law: In few days ho was
again summoned as q juror by the same
Trial Justice. He refused to serve, upon
the ground that no man can be required to
sit as juror before the same
Trial Justice more than once in the same
year; that having been summoned BY
Trial Justice Winkler, and having paid
the fine for attendance, this was equiv.
alent to service as juror, and he could moi
be again summoned. The Trial Justice
decided that he had not served as = Juror
and was liable ; therefore he would impose
the fine 6xod by law. Mr.. Baum ap.
pealed, and Judge Norton decided that
failing to serve as juror and paying the
foe was not equivalent to service that Mr.
Baum was liable to be summoned again,
and lie therefore affirmed the judgment ol
tho Trial Justice.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1887-03-25

JUDGMENT IN FARMINa.--You may
use the right kind of hoes aud plows and
work hard, early and late, but there is
something more necessary in successful
farming, and that is Judgment. You can
not work succession of crops according to
one exact and undertaking plan. The sea-
sons change, rains will not come with reg :
ularity and a hundred other small things
may happen to necessitate chang of plan.
1t IL very rare that the same routine can be
followed in two successive crops. This is
the experience Of nearly every farmer. If
judgment is hckisg, failure is the conse
quence. 1t is the same in farming as in
ether pursuits. The physician does not
treat all cases of typhoid fever exactly
alike. There are constitutional differences
In his patients that imperatively require
variations in treatment. All lawsuits for
real estate are not alike, The chain of IT,
ties, the wording of the deed, many and
other differences throw the attorney upon his
judgment as to what is best in each particu-
lar case. What seems trivial at the first
glance may utterly overthrow the litigaut.
So in farming, sound judgment always
tells, and is absolutely necessary -AJbe-
uille Medium.
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EKLL WORK OF THE FLAMEs.-Buffalo, Mar cb
18.-Firc was discovered at hnlf-past three
O'Clock this morning in the New Richmond
Hotel. An alarm was sounded and the fire
department responded promptly. The house
contained large number of guests, and their
heartrending shrieks could plainly be heard.
Ladders were raised and as many of the quests
. r>-S&:rsS'-e saved. "A largo number Of
guests were unable to affect their escape.
The entire Hotel, St. James Hall and other
property in the block were doomed to speedy
destruction. The whole place burned like
tinder-box. The corridor in the center of the
building acted rs a great tunnel, and rs the
flames streamed upwards the guests found
themselves compassed by wall of fire. The
screams of the guests could be heard for blocks
AT many of the windows could be seen frighten-
cd people in their night clothes calling wildly
for help. At the third floor windows two
guests were seen TO fall back into the flames.
One man jumped from the fifth floor to the
roof of two-story wooden building adjoining
1t is believed that at least twelve persons
were burned to death and many more badly
burned and injured.
There were l25 persons in the hotel seventy
Of whom were transient guests, eight boarders,
and the remainder porters, bellboys, families
of the proprietors and clerks. Twenty-Five of
these were rescued from the windows by fire.
men, and large number escaped by other
means.
Perhaps the most thrilling escape from the
fire was that of Press. Whitta or. q step-ssn Of
proprietor Stafford. lie roomed on the fifth
story, end when aronsed stepped to tho win
dow and looked down few seconds. Then he
deliberately dressed himself, sni emerging
from the window, stood on the stone Gaping
above the window beneath. From this cap
ping he stepped to tho next ono along the
front of the building and proceeded in this
manner to the Hayes truck ladder at the other
extremity o the front.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1887-03-25

SIoor TIE Docs. Editor Of Mc Me,os
and Courier.--Is it possible that
there is no law in our much beloved old
South Carolina to compel man to kill his
dogs that have killed over hundred sheen
for my brother and myself? The dogs
were caught on the shoep, but could not
be killed at the time. 1 went and de-
manded the dogs. Their owners refused to
kill or to allow them to be killed.
1 appealed to three trial justices, and
each one said that ho could d. nothing
1 then consulted three lawyears and they
said the same thing. Now, these dogs are
only mile from our pasture and can conc
at any time, and will come if they get loose
being row chained-aud kill more of our
sheep. We can prosecute their owners
but sue beggar,' &C., They are not worth
anything. Is it possible that there is NJ
law to mako thosor men kill these dogs2
Shame on our mon who 20 every year t,
make laws for US. We have returned two
hundred sheep all -" to pay taxes OIL
them, tho dead ones us ' /, the living
| have buck that cost SEA- full South
down, brought here to try and improve my
stock--but it is no use if there is no law
to protect sheep. We must give it up
1 ask, which is the most profitable to the
State, two hundred sheep or two dogs
Something must be done, and dono soon
or the sheep will have to be abandoned and
the dog allowed to take its place.. YER.
DER.
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England at, certainly, 6 per cent, and very

England at, certainly, 6 per cent, and very
possibly at 5.
elf the owners Of unproductive lands in
South Caroliua will perfect somo such or
ganiz 'ti'n and have it properly conducted,
l am sure they will soon receive hand
some revenue from what is now burden
to them"
There is suggestion of action as we'll As
thought in this statement. South Carolina,
more than any other Southern State, needs
to-day the cooperation Of her people in
building her up. Beyond any other State
she requires unanimity of aim and act.
She will be tho last State affected by tho
alabama boom" or any movement from
without. There cau be no question that
she must help herself before she can ex
pect others to help her. Any movement
to place her abreast of her more fortunate
sisters must be originated by her own sons.
When they undertake with wisdom to
help themselves they can rely upon outside
aid.
The experience of every Western State
and every Southern State now enjoying q
"boom' shows that most potent factor in
material developmont is the Improve
ment Company" an organization which BY
combining the resources of people unable
individually to act effectively, secures tho
capital and management necessary to make
it powerful for the general good. The
plan proposed by the gentleman whose
views have been given in one which has
been, in all essential features, adopted sat
isfactorily in the Northwest. There is no
reason why it cannot be equally effective
in this State. 1t can be made an agency
to attract outside attention to South Caro-
lima, as we'll as to develop resources within
the State which will mako it in time inde-
pendent Of foreign aid.